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Eric Schmidt: ‘We’re not going to hit the climate goals. I’d rather bet on AI solving the problem.’ With "alien intelligence"! (pivot-to-ai.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

fine (yes, fine; not just “tax”) heavy energy sinks, to the point that they’re unable to run,

Like AI? 😄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Exactly! (Plus bitcoin mining. Same deal, really - a flawed tech with some potential and some use, but that does not justify the associated environmental harm.)

Of course, tech bros like Schmidt won't like the solution.

And if the underlying tech improves in such a way that it stops being fined, it stopped being part of the problem.